Active File Compare 2 is a shareware folder comparison app and developer tool, developed by Formula Software for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below.
Active File Compare is an advanced utility for the comparison and synchronization of any text...
Active File Compare is an advanced utility for the comparison and synchronization of any text files in visual mode, it reports the results of the comparison in two side-by-side windows on the screen.
This utility is an excellent tool for comparing source code versions since it allows you to correct the source code and also supports syntax highlighting for the programming languages C , Java, Visual Basic, Delphi, Object Pascal, SQL, Perl, Assembler, Fortran, Foxpro etc. and for HTML, PHP, XML, INI and BAT files. You can also use it to manage the source code when several independent authors make changes.
Features of Active File Compare
- Compares files side-by-side.
- Compares files which exist in Zip, Tar and GZip archive files Display:
- Compares the contents of two folders.
- Comparison:
- Creates the File Differences Report as a HTML file or a Unix Diff file.
- Edit files and edit individual lines after comparison.
- Highlights differences down to the level of characters.
- Highlights syntax for C , C#, Java, Delphi, Pascal, Visual Basic, SQL, HTML, PHP, XML, Perl, Assembler, Fortran, Foxpro etc.
- Insert selected lines from one file into other file.
- Multilingual interface Editing:
- Search the text File Manager:
- Synchronization of fragments with differences.
- The advanced and high speed comparison algorithm.
- Thumbnail View for graphical presentation of differences.
- Two side-by-side windows
Compatibility and License
This download is licensed as shareware for the Windows operating system from programming software and can be used as a free trial until the trial period ends (after an unspecified number of days). The Active File Compare 2.0 demo is available to all software users as a free download with potential restrictions and is not necessarily the full version of this software.
What version of Windows can Active File Compare run on?
Active File Compare can be used on a computer running either Windows 8 or Windows 7. Newer versions of the operating system like Windows 11 and Windows 10 should work but are not completely supported. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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